Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a multifactorial disease
accounting for a large and increasing proportion of all clinical HF presentations. As a clinical …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasing in prevalence worldwide,
already accounting for at least half of all cases of heart failure. As most patients with HFpEF …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of clinically relevant
comorbidities and measures of physical and cognitive impairment in elderly persons with …

Over the past 2 decades, the syndrome of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(HFpEF) received a lot of attention. 1–19 However, little therapeutic progress was made. 20 …

Background Assessment of vascular endothelial function lacks consistency, and
microvascular endothelial function has been only partly assessed in heart failure with …

To support hospital decision makers in their effort to reduce readmissions, the authors of this
perspective present employer self-insurance as a potential incentive strategy, in particular …

Background Malnutrition is one of the most important comorbidities in patients with heart
failure with preserved ejection fraction. We recently reported the prognostic significance of …

Aim Existing data on the association between blood pressure levels and adverse
cardiovascular outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) are inconsistent. The optimal …

Background Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) occurs because of left atrial dilatation
or atrial fibrillation in heart failure with preserved left ventricular (LV) function, contrary to …

Secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) has been extensively studied in heart failure due to
reduced ejection fraction. In contrast, the occurrence and the pathogenesis of secondary MR …